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why are you politicizing libya? >> you see there the man was surrounded and shouted down by the supporters of mitt romney. never answered that question. this morning senator john mccain was asked if he thought the statements after the attack was a misstep by the romney campaign. the senator quickly turned on the president. >> what this is all about is american weakness, and the president's inability to lead. iraq is dissolving o, our relations are israel are at a tension point. i'd like to see the president of the united states speak up once for the 20,000 people massacred in syria. >> joining me now is michael who is also an msnbc contributor and amy stoddard with the hill newspaper. a.b., sthas an pivot or avoidance? what would you call what senator mccain did that interview? he was asked repeatedly by savannah guthrie specifically about governor romney's actions, and he doesn't answer. >> he doesn't want to criticize mitt romney right now in the glare of this moment. you saw there were not a lot of people coming
why are you politicizing libya? >> you see there the man was surrounded and shouted down by the supporters of mitt romney. never answered that question. this morning senator john mccain was asked if he thought the statements after the attack was a misstep by the romney campaign. the senator quickly turned on the president. >> what this is all about is american weakness, and the president's inability to lead. iraq is dissolving o, our relations are israel are at a tension point. i'd...
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the four americans killed earlier this week in libya. we're preparing to witness the transfer of remains ceremony. tchs just earlier this week that the secretary of state talked about ambassador stevens, christopher stevens and said she'd had the privilege of swearing-in chris for his post in libyan only a few months ago back in may. as the conflict in libya had unfolded he was one of the first americans on the ground many benghazi. she won't on to say he risked his own life to help the libyan people build a foundation for a new free nation. the secretary of state went on to say he spent every day since helping to finish the work that he started. those were the words regarding ambassador christopher stevens. also we know sean smith, the 34-year-old foreign service information management officer also lost his life. he has two young children. samantha and nathan. he's an air force veteran served a number of posts including baghdad and the hague. tyrone woods a former navy seal just 41 years old. his family refers to him as rone. they are t
the four americans killed earlier this week in libya. we're preparing to witness the transfer of remains ceremony. tchs just earlier this week that the secretary of state talked about ambassador stevens, christopher stevens and said she'd had the privilege of swearing-in chris for his post in libyan only a few months ago back in may. as the conflict in libya had unfolded he was one of the first americans on the ground many benghazi. she won't on to say he risked his own life to help the libyan...
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how can this happen with libya? we have to think of what chris was doing there and what his example was, which is to be directly with the people, trying to make a better relationship between u.s. and libya. this is an ongoing struggle. we don't see changes overnight and chris is at the forefront of this. unfortunately, we're losing him and we have lost him. but really, this is part of a longer trajectory that we're going to have to navigate and unfortunately as we just witnessed be day that is are very depressing like we just had. >> jim, one of the things this also seems to do is make us more aware of the chasm that exists between some of these governments, the government in egypt, the government in egypt, the chasm between the governments and the streets and the people that they're governing. >> yeah. i think in some ways this story while a human tragedy is both smaller and bigger than the current narrative. on one hand it's smaller in that the united states foreign policy is not going to be substantially altered.
how can this happen with libya? we have to think of what chris was doing there and what his example was, which is to be directly with the people, trying to make a better relationship between u.s. and libya. this is an ongoing struggle. we don't see changes overnight and chris is at the forefront of this. unfortunately, we're losing him and we have lost him. but really, this is part of a longer trajectory that we're going to have to navigate and unfortunately as we just witnessed be day that is...
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we saw the incredible firestorm that started after the campaign released the statement on libya before the facts were known, even conservatives turned on the romney campaign. just on the way to his latest event in colorado, let me play what governor romney said on his plane regarding no more fund-raising. that the fund-raising season is over, and that maybe it's time to change the strategy. let me play that. >> i think the fund-raising season is probably a little quieter going forward. we've been very heavy raising money. i'd rather be spending my time out in the key swing states campaigning door to door if necessary, but in rallies and various meetings. but fund-raising is a part of politics. >> okay, ann. we know where that advice came from, lindsey graham. he was one republicans who blasted mitt romney saying the focus was too much on raising money and not going door to door. this is on the heels of the conserve if i have party blasting him, some of them regarding the decision to come out with that statement on libya. my larger request is, if you appear desperate and grasping at any
we saw the incredible firestorm that started after the campaign released the statement on libya before the facts were known, even conservatives turned on the romney campaign. just on the way to his latest event in colorado, let me play what governor romney said on his plane regarding no more fund-raising. that the fund-raising season is over, and that maybe it's time to change the strategy. let me play that. >> i think the fund-raising season is probably a little quieter going forward....
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with the attacks in libya, even within the party, within his own party it was seen as a cheap way to score points. to your point about wanting the media to push the president harder, people are still waiting for governor romney to say what loopholes he would focus on if he's president. we're looking for a more specific budget from him. i mean, it took this long to get the tax returns. so wanting the other guy to be pushed by the media while you're still not answering questions regarding major policy issues from foreign to domestic, is that a smart strategy with so little time in reality left here? >> it's not effective on its own, but they do have to get more aggressive. one of the other things they'll do is put out mitt romney and paul ryan in more events in swing states. as you mentioned, he has a big bus tour next week in ohio. he'll do three events in one day on wednesday which is far more than he's doing. he's holding a couple of rallies a week but just one a day. in terms of swing states, what i think is interesting in some of the polls you mepgsed, you didn't have one in north
with the attacks in libya, even within the party, within his own party it was seen as a cheap way to score points. to your point about wanting the media to push the president harder, people are still waiting for governor romney to say what loopholes he would focus on if he's president. we're looking for a more specific budget from him. i mean, it took this long to get the tax returns. so wanting the other guy to be pushed by the media while you're still not answering questions regarding major...